The Wetumpka Depot Players presented their production of "The Diviners" at ACTFEST19 at Theatre Tuscaloosa last weekend and took home top honors.

The production was presented along with seven other productions from across the state for the Alabama Conference of Theatre’s Community Theatre Festival, and was one of two shows selected to represent Alabama at Southeastern Theatre Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee in March 2019.

Directed by Kim Mason, the production was awarded Best in Show, received Best Lighting Design and acting awards for cast members Lee Borden, Reese Lynch and Kristy Meanor. Other members of the award winning ensemble include Amanda Borden, Adrian Borden, Lauren Norris, Cheryl Jones, Brad Sinclair, Terry Grant, Matthew Mitchell and Lloyd Strickland. Other production team members included Mary Katherine Moore, Noah DePace and Gayle Sandlin.

“The Depot Players have a won the state festival seven out of the last nine festivals and are so pleased to continue our great track record with The Diviners also taking top honors," said Depot board president Jeff Langham. "This is a wonderful show and we believe that the show has potential to go all the way at SETC!”

The marvelously theatrical play is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early 1930s. Told with warmth, love and humor the play is poetic and touching. The group will regroup to give local audiences another chance to see the performance January 3-6. Plans are underway for benefit performances that will include not only the show but also an evening of gospel and vintage music from the era of the play. Ticket information for those benefit performances will be online at wetumpkadepot.com in early December.

For more information about the Wetumpka Depot Players and to purchase tickets visit www.wetumpkadepot.com. The theatre is located in the heart of historic Wetumpka at 300 Main Street. For more information visit the website or call 334-868-1440.

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